Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie. |
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 156 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 61003 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Give her a pint (and she'll tell it all) | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61023 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Mary's special | Mary Lou Williams | instrumentalist, piano, celeste | ||
Decca | 61463 | 10-in. | 12/9/1936 | Fifty-Second Street | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61464 | 10-in. | 12/9/1936 | The lady who swings the band | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61465 | 10-in. | 12/9/1936 | What will I tell my heart? | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61466 | 10-in. | 12/9/1936 | Dedicated to you | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61598 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | Wednesday night hop | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61599 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | Skies are blue | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61950 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | Downstream | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61951 | 10-in. | 2/15/1937 | In the groove | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62133 | 10-in. | 4/17/1937 | Worried over you | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62134 | 10-in. | 4/17/1937 | Foolin' myself | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62135 | 10-in. | 4/17/1937 | I'm glad for your sake | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62136 | 10-in. | 4/17/1937 | I'll get along somehow | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62446 | 10-in. | 7/26/1937 | A mellow bit of rhythm | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62447 | 10-in. | 7/26/1937 | In my wildest dreams | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62448 | 10-in. | 7/26/1937 | Better luck next time | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62449 | 10-in. | 7/26/1937 | Satan takes a holiday | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62453 | 10-in. | 7/27/1937 | What's mine is yours | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62454 | 10-in. | 7/27/1937 | Why can't we do it again? | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62455 | 10-in. | 7/27/1937 | The key to my heart | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62456 | 10-in. | 7/27/1937 | I want to be a gypsy | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62872 | 10-in. | 12/13/1937 | Lover come back to me | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62873 | 10-in. | 12/13/1937 | Poor butterfly | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 62874 | 10-in. | 12/13/1937 | The big dipper | Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Mary Lou," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.
Williams, Mary Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.
"Williams, Mary Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82025133
Wikidata: Mary Lou Williams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q126677
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/105289239
MusicBrainz: Mary Lou Williams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a0c1055-ec66-47a0-a668-c60f48477ed2
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